Jess Davis

From pigs’ heads to arson plots: how Russia’s hybrid war is sowing chaos across Europe The trail from a Normandy pig farm has helped expose Russia’s campaign of sabotage across Europe aimed at inflaming division, spreading fear and weakeing support for Ukraine

Reporting this story, the same details kept appearing in police investigations around Europe: the perpetrators turned out to have been recruited and offered cash over Telegram.
European authorities are increasingly open in saying who is responsible: Russia.
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Three held on suspicion of helping Russian intelligence The three men, aged 48, 45, and 44, were arrested at addresses in west and central London.

"Three men have been arrested in London on suspicion of assisting Russia's foreign intelligence service...namely Russia...as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged offences under the act led by counter-terrorism police."

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Trump Pardons Convicted Binance Founder The pardon follows months of efforts by Changpeng Zhao to boost the Trump family’s own crypto company.

I wonder how much he paid Trump for this pardon? "Binance’s “willful failures allowed money to flow to terrorists, cybercriminals, and child abusers through its platform.”"

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"the reporter is suspected of using their position as a journalist to cultivate potential [intelligence] targets working in Brussels-based international organisations, including by making sexual overtures towards officials in these institutions."

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Edmonton-area teen faces new charges after terrorism peace bond | CBC News The youth was initially arrested in May, with investigators saying they believed the 15-year-old would commit terrorism offences related to the 764 online network, which targets vulnerable children by...

New terrorism charges in 🇨🇦 against a minor: The charges "include participating in activity of a terrorist group, willful promotion of hatred, uttering threats and possession of child sexual abuse material."

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LOL but also 😭

Is that cheque in Roubles, by any chance?

there are so many ways to take the East Wing's demise and think about its meaning. For me, the fact that it happened in such a short time speaks to me--as the campaign of destroying American democracy has been about as swift.

Mother fatally shot in Brampton parking lot identified; suspect now dead Victim has been identified by her family as Savannah Kulla, aged 29. Suspect was Anthony Deschepper, now deceased.

Savannah Kulla was only 29. She was a mother of 4. She tried to break up with her boyfriend who was "obsessed with her."

He shot and killed her, then kidnapped their daughter which caused this weekend's Amber Alert. He was then killed by police.

#CallItFemicide

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LOL we have some that are overdue but we can’t bring ourselves to…

We have reached the “this sounds like a problem for 2026 Jess” part of the year.

In January, we will be at “past Jess did me dirty”.

🚨🗞Yesterday, FINTRAC fined a crypto exchange $177 million -- the largest fine ever in Canadian history (by a LOT). But more importantly, there are significant geopolitical implications of the Cryptomus story:

newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-177-mi...

🚨🗞Yesterday, FINTRAC fined a crypto exchange $177 million -- the largest fine ever in Canadian history (by a LOT). But more importantly, there are significant geopolitical implications of the Cryptomus story:

newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/the-177-mi...

CASIS 2025 Annual Symposium: Disorder at the Gates - Canada’s Role In A Fragmenting World Fourwaves - CASIS 2025 Annual Symposium: Disorder at the Gates - Canada’s Role In A Fragmenting World

🚨There are only a few days left to register for the annual CASIS symposium, and only a few tickets left! If you want to know what we're talking about, you have to be in the room. The event isn't recorded, and it's all Chatham House Rule.

👀🎙️

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To understand the scale of what we're talking about: "From January to September 2025, DPRK cyber
actors had stolen at least $1.65 billion, owing predominately to the theft of $1.4 billion from the
cryptocurrency exchange Bybit in February."

MSMT App Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team

It's really good to see the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team's report on DPRK's cyber activities and cryptocurrency funding. Must read for those studying sanctions & crypto.

msmt.info/Publications...

Anti-money-laundering watchdog hits crypto exchange with highest-ever fine FinTRAC levied the more than $176-million penalty against B.C.-based Cryptomus for failing to flag transactions allegedly linked to serious crimes

Anti-money-laundering watchdog hits crypto exchange with highest-ever fine www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...

Chokepoints: How the Global Economy Becomes a Weapon of War The Insight Monitor Book Club

Today’s Insight Monitor is out! It’s our (monthly?) book club edition. We’re looking at weaponized financial interdependence and choke points in this review. Have a read! open.substack.com/pub/insighti...

Dutch intelligence services cut back on sharing information with U.S The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD have reduced the amount of information they share with their American counterparts, citing political developments in the United States under President Don...

Netherlands decreases intelligence sharing with the US (as many countries likely have): "the agencies have become more selective in their cooperation with the CIA and NSA"

nltimes.nl/2025/10/18/d...

I was away, and now we are together again doing what we love :)

We can be a little resource-guardy but nothing too serious. We respect their boundaries and they’ve been pretty chill in return.

And yes. They’re just a bunch of babies! ❤️

Just travelling :)

That’s a big one! Mine are 90 lbs (basically miniature Pyrenees lol). I’m sorry for your loss. I know the feeling - dogs are the best people.

Oh wow yeah he could join our pack

Hahhahahaha nice shed

Federal budget to include new agency to tackle money laundering, online fraud The new office will investigate schemes that are often linked to organized crime

Reminder: The financial crimes agency was included in the 2021 Liberal platform. This has been very overdue and should have been established years ago.That being said, better late than never, right?

www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/art...

Financing Threats to International Security Espionage, terrorism, foreign influence, and more

This might seem like small amount of money; it's pretty consistent with the low amounts involved in many espionage / spying cases:

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Espionage financing: Academic Christopher Berry was discovered with £4,000 in cash when he was interceted at the airport in 2023

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Canada's White Power Active Clubs Part 2 of Mapping Canada's White Power Ecosystem

For more on the active club network in Canada: newsletter.insightthreatintel.com/p/canadas-wh...

Western intelligence agencies eye neo-fascist fight clubs: ‘an international white supremacist movement’ Security services are monitoring ‘active clubs’ as they move across borders to spread their extremist ideology

"American extremists are traveling north to help strengthen [active club] chapters inside of Canada also comes at a time when the Trump administration has accused the US’s northern ally of exporting terrorists stateside"

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...